Opinion
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10/18/2012 9:01:41 AM
Egyptian revolutionaries and democrats should resist the Muslim Brotherhood's authoritarian, occasionally fascistic bent, but they must take care not to treat the Islamist group as a whole as the enemy
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Opinion
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9/30/2012 6:52:49 PM
Ignoring the legitimate rights of the weak and impoverished, in Egypt as elsewhere in the Arab world, will continue to be a threat to authoritarian rule
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Egypt
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The Balance Sheet
9/28/2012 5:49:35 PM
Mohamed Morsi draws mixed reviews as he approaches the end of his first 100 days in the role, with critics arguing he has not fulfilled pledges and is repeating mistakes of the former regime
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Arts & Culture
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Music
8/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
The Pussy Riot controversy follows the classical mould of the struggle for freedom of expression, and unveils a typical authoritarian machine, where political autocracy and religious powers unite
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Books
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World
8/12/2012 12:15:48 PM
The author of the acclaimed book "Dinner with Mugabe" shared over 30 years of interviews with the Zimbabwean authoritarian ruler
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Opinion
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7/9/2012 3:58:00 PM
Four years ago, writer and thinker Abdel-Wahhab El-Messeiry, one of Egypt's leading lights, died at the age of 70. The anniversary of his passing should have been marked in a manner befitting his formidable contributions
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Opinion
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7/7/2012 8:23:01 PM
Technocratic policymaking has been the unspoken hallmark of authoritarianism in Egypt, excising politics from the public sphere. After the revolution, politicians cannot — and should not — escape accountability
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Euro2012
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News
7/1/2012 3:52:46 PM
Belarus' authoritarian president to attend Euro 2012 final
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World
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Region
6/27/2012 3:27:51 PM
Gunmen stormed a pro-government Syrian TV channel headquarters on Wednesday, bombing buildings and shooting dead three employees, in one of the boldest attacks yet on a symbol of the authoritarian state
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Arts & Culture
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Film
6/10/2012 5:19:23 PM
Series entitled 'Cinema for Change' shows films dealing with the rule of Spain's authoritarian General Franco
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Egypt
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Presidential elections 2012
5/23/2012 8:42:17 PM
Washington describes Egypt's first free presidential elections as a 'very important milestone' towards transformation from authoritarianism to democracy following the ousting of Mubarak's regime last February
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World
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Region
5/23/2012 3:36:09 PM
As Egypt witnesses its first post-Mubarak presidential elections, the future of political transformation from authoritarianism to democracy seems a tough mission in the Arab Spring states
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Arts & Culture
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Film
5/8/2012 9:55:00 AM
Anti-regime activists spoof Syria's parliamentary elections with a flurry of amateur, online videos lampooning a vote they say aims to put a shiny gloss on the authoritarian rule of President Bashar Assad
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Arts & Culture
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Film
2/28/2012 3:18:51 PM
A human rights film festival held in Baghdad is aiming to educate and mobilise citizens at a time when Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki's government has been accused of sliding toward authoritarianism
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World
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Region
1/22/2012 3:50:13 PM
Violence increases as Iraq is feared to gradually slip back into authoritarianism
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Arts & Culture
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Film
12/5/2011 2:24:00 AM
Mosireen releases its latest short film, El Magd Lil Shohada, honoring the martyrs of the ongoing struggle against authoritarian rule in Egypt
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World
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Region
11/20/2011 2:18:54 PM
Turkish President says his Syrian counterpart al Assad, who studied and lived in England, should understand that that there is no place any more for authoritarian regimes
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World
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International
11/16/2011 11:47:38 AM
In a detailed report about Azerbaijan , Amnesty international says that President Ilham Aliyev regime violated the human right by using excessive force against peaceful protesters and criminalizing activists
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World
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International
10/30/2011 2:11:58 PM
Candidates warn of violence if elections are marred by violations in Central Asian nation that toppled authoritarian president last year
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World
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International
9/29/2011 6:00:55 PM
US Senator John McCain says the successful revolution in Libya and the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi's authoritarian regime should be a source of inspiration of Syria, Iran, China and Russia to follow a similar path
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